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  • Collection: Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Go to Plaintiff Exhibit 9 item page

Plaintiff's Exhibit 9. A black and white aerial shot taken of the buildings along the water. The picture is taken from Mt. Baldhead, as expressed in the bottom right corner. A small 40 is written below it.
Go to Plantiff Exhibit 21 item page

Plaintiff Exhibit 21. A photo of a road with cars on both sides. There are several houses within the shot, as well as telephone wire. The back of the photograph, which is labeled with both the date the photograph was taken and the Holland Photography…
Go to Playing at the 1st Kids Stuff park item page

Photograph of Geoff Brigham playing on tires at the 1st Kid Stuff Park. He is wearing a light blue baseball hat and is smiling widely while holding his arms out and clutching the wooden railing of the bridge he is on.
Go to Playing in the water at the beach item page

Photograph of the Eddy clan at the beach. There are two women with a group of about six small children standing at the edge of the water facing the camera. In the foreground seven adults are seated in the sand facing the water.
Go to Plein Air Painting a Windswept White Pine item page

Black and white photograph of a group of students plein air painting at Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, a class of student artists are painting beneath what appears to be a windswept White Pine tree that…
Go to Plein Air Painting Class item page

Black and white photograph of a group of people painting outside among the trees and tall grass. There are individuals standing in the foreground and seated in the background while painting the young woman seated underneath a tree. This plein air…
Go to Plein Air Painting on Lake Macatawa item page

Black and white photograph of several individuals plein air painting dockside along Lake Macatawa near Holland, Michigan. Plein air painting in Macatawa, Michigan was a tradition for students attending Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck,…
Go to Plein Air Painting with Oxbow Club item page

Black and white photograph of a group of men painting outside as part of the Oxbow Club. It appears to be a warm and sunny summer's day as they are all wearing hats and one of the men in the foreground has his shirt tied around his waist. There is…
Go to Plummer Children at Beech-Hurst item page

Photograph of Rob and Elizabeth Plummer with a tea kettle to the left.
Go to Plummer children in back of Beech-Hurst item page

Photograph of Rob and Elizabeth Plummer on a bed mattress in the grass.
Go to Plummer children in the grass item page

Photograph of Rob and Elizabeth Plummer with a tea kettle to their left; a dog sits in shadow in the foreground.
Go to Plummers around Woods kayak item page

Photograph of the Plummers surrounding a kayak on its side on the beach. Barbara Paton Eddy is wearing a straw hat with Ben Eddy in the back. In the distance there are big waves and a house at the top of a nearby dune.
Go to Pointed Finger item page

A black and white photo of a scene being performed at a diner table. A man in a suit points at a woman in a dress, who looks distressed.
Go to Police and Child item page

A black and white photo of a police officer and a young girl who stands next to him. They are both in front of a car. There is faint text written across the car, but it is illegible.
Go to Police Officer item page

A black and white photo of a man in a police hat who looks just past the camera. He stands in front of a car with the liscence plate "HV-8812." There is an IGA sign in the background.
Go to Police Officer Points to Wall of Images item page

Black and white photograph of a man who appears to be a police officer standing in front of collage of photographs. He is standing to his side and pointing with his left hand at one picture out of many which are pinned to the board on the wall behind…
Go to Pool and Parking at the Dunes item page

Color photograph featuring a row of parked cars in front of the outdoor pool at the Dunes Resort in Douglas, Michigan. The pool and resort is nestled among the trees and landscaped greenery.
Go to Portrait of a Woman at Mt. Baldhead item page

Black and white photograph of a woman in a white dress and white hat sitting on the sand at what appears to be the summit of Mt. Baldhead in Saugatuck, Michigan. She is stylishly posed with a view overlooking the trees, the water, and the towns of…
Go to Portrait of Hubert Engel item page

Black and white portrait photograph of Hubert Engel as taken by Appleyard Studio of South Haven, Michigan. He is dressed in a three-piece suit and tie while wearing a kind expression on his face.
Go to Portrait of the Eddy Boys item page

Studio portrait of brothers Benjamin Hathaway and Raymond Grimes Eddy in the typical curls of that time.
Go to Postcard to Mr. Russell Laurey item page

Postcard message says: "Dear Everybody: I have been in Saugatuck for a week now am writing in Grand Rapids. Have had [illegible] a grand time. Will write again- Walter," circa 1915
Go to Postcard to Mrs. S.W. Eddy, June 17, 1913 item page

Postcard message says: "I wish you many happy [illegible] this day tell Mother hello for me tell Ben hello Saved 4 [illegible] With love Jay"
Go to Public Gathering item page

A photo of a group of people surrounding a platform of several individuals who wear hats. In the back, there is a truck with a ladder, and in the front of the picture, there is a woman in a car and a police officer.
Go to Ray Diffenderfer (Audio interview and transcript), 2018 item page

Ray Diffenderfer's grandparents were among the first to own land near Mt. Baldhead, where they built a cottage in the early 1920s. In this article, Ray reminisces about spending summers of his youth at the cottage and swimming at the beach in the…

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